Just wondering what cookware people us on their gas stoves - I was told aluminium is garbage as it reflects the heat back so is it better to get stainless steel or enamel or cast iron ( but they are so heavy ) ???? and are pots from home better or billies as I can see we would have a bit of a squeeze with cooking for 5 of us !

I have all sorts of gear, a couple of cheap stainless pots, a big camp oven, an old cast frying pan, a small aluminium frying pan, a large flat plate that can fit over a twin burner stove (great for hangover bacon and egg cook ups) and egg rings.

I find aluminium fine it heats up and cools down quickly though and can heat unevenly if thin. BTW don't put aluminium pots/pans on or in a fire they do tend to melt quite quickly and they don't go red like steel does before it melts I know this from experience sausages don't taste good with bits of aluminium in them

I was hiking for the first time with a little backpacker's stove, and a nice thin, light weight pan.... burnt a hole clean through it

I just use cheap cookware from woollies and alike. And a small camping grille from steaks/snags.

@ Mytribe, what sort of billy's do you have and where'd you get them? Cause i bought a BIGW one twice and each time it only lasted one trip Got all rusty a week later. Wouldn't mind paying extra and getting a quality one.

Basically use stuff that would probably be thrown out otherwise. I love my old gridlle grill (ridged one side flat the other). An old kettle with a missing whistle and a couple of triangle saucpans. Have a bar b cue plate that fits over the 2 burner for a large fry up.